Number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall since pandemic began passes 27,000
Another 291 people had been confirmed as testing positive by Thursday 12th August
Last updated 13th Aug 2021
The number of coronavirus cases in Cornwall increased by 291 in the last 24 hours, official figures show.
A total of 27,076 people had been confirmed as testing positive for Covid-19 in Cornwall when the UK coronavirus daily dashboard was updated on August 12 (Thursday), up from 26,785 on Wednesday.
The rate of infection in Cornwall now stands at 4,705 cases per 100,000 people, far lower than the England average of 9,547.
Across the UK, the number of recorded cases increased by 32,706 over the period, to 6,179,506.
However, there were no new coronavirus deaths recorded in the latest 24-hour period in Cornwall.
The dashboard shows 490 people had died in the area by August 12 (Thursday) – which was unchanged from Wednesday.
It means there have been six deaths in the past week, which is an increase on four the previous week.
They were among 6,935 deaths recorded across the South West.
The figures include anyone who died within 28 days of a positive test result for Covid-19, and whose usual residence was in Cornwall.
Daily death counts are revised each day, with each case backdated to the actual date of death, so some areas might see their figures revised down.
The figures also show that three-quarters of people in Cornwall have received two doses of a Covid-19 vaccine.
The latest figures show 364,363 people had received both jabs by August 11 (Wednesday) – 74% of those aged 18 and over, based on the number of people on the National Immunisation Management Service database.
Across England, 75% of people aged 18 and above had received a second dose of the jab.
Unlike at local level, the national rate was calculated using mid-2020 population estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
Check the latest coronavirus figures for Cornwall and the UK.